House Bill 421

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/16/23: returned to Transportation (S)
Title AN ACT relating to public schools and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 325
Sponsors K. Timoney, G. Brown Jr.
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 160.160 to allow a local board of education to enter into an agreement for the construction of adjoining road improvements and require the Transportation Cabinet to reimburse the cost of those improvements; authorize a local board to expend funds to ensure adequate connection to those improvements; amend KRS 45A.352 to allow a local school district to request proposals for energy savings contracts based on the decommissioning and sale or transfer of inefficient buildings and the development of new, energy-efficient buildings; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an optional program of professional development for district facilities and property management and maintain a list of entities providing similar professional development offerings; until Jun 30, 2024, provide local boards of education the authority to provide for and commence the purchase or condemnation of property notwithstanding requirements for prior approval from the chief state school officer, size of school sites, or limitations of cost relative to constructions costs; require the Kentucky Department of Education to conduct a review of administrative regulations and procedures relating to property acquisition and disposal as part of the review required by 2022 Kentucky Acts Chapter 185; and require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit the modified report required under that section 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 185 sec.7 to the Local Superintendents Advisory Council for review and comment prior to completion; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - Energy savings contracts, decommissioning buildings, public schools
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Department of Education, property transaction regulation and guidance, review
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Professional development, facilities and property, optional
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Property transactions, restrictions, temporary waiver
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Road improvements, costs, district reimbursement
Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district property transactions, restrictions, temporary waiver
Education, Finance - Energy savings contracts, decommissioning buildings, public schools
Education, Finance - Road improvements, costs, district reimbursement
Education, Finance - School district property transactions, restrictions, temporary waiver
Effective Dates, Emergency - Energy savings contracts, decommissioning buildings, public schools
Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky Department of Education, property transaction regulation and guidance, review
Effective Dates, Emergency - Professional development, facilities and property, optional
Effective Dates, Emergency - Road improvements adjoining schools, reimbursement
Effective Dates, Emergency - School district properties transaction, temporary waiver
Energy - Energy savings contracts, decommissioning buildings, public schools
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Road improvements adjoining schools, reimbursement
Local Government - Road improvements adjoining schools, reimbursement
Property - School district property transactions, restrictions, temporary waiver
Public Buildings and Grounds - School district property transactions, restrictions, temporary waiver
Public Works - Road improvements adjoining schools, reimbursement
Reports Mandated - Kentucky Department of Education, property transaction regulation and guidance, review
Traffic Safety - Road improvements adjoining schools, reimbursement
Transportation - Road improvements adjoining schools, reimbursement
Contracts - Energy savings, decommissioning buildings, public schools
State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, facilities and property development, offering
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, road improvements adjoining schools, reimburse costs
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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02/21/23
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/23/23
  • to Education (H)
02/28/23
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/01/23
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/02/23
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 03, 2023
03/03/23
  • taken from the Orders of the Day
  • recommitted to Rules (H)
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 07, 2023
03/07/23
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-2 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/08/23
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/10/23
  • to Transportation (S)
03/15/23
  • taken from Transportation (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Transportation (S)
03/16/23
  • taken from Transportation (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Transportation (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.154 and 161.155 to remove the requirement that a teacher or employee submit an affidavit to take sick and personal leave; make technical corrections.
Index Headings Technical Corrections - Technical Corrections
Education, Elementary and Secondary - School employees, sick and personal leave, required documentation, personal statement
Personnel and Employment - Sick and personal leave, required documentation, personal statement
Teachers - Sick and personal leave, required documentation, personal statement

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor K. Upchurch
Summary Mandate that a construction project for a road improvement for a school be mutually agreed to by both the school board and the Transportation Cabinet; require the Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to set forth procedures for approving applications for projects; require reimbursement with 90 days of the completion of an approved project.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Road construction projects at schools. Transportation Cabinet approval
Highways, Streets, and Bridges - Construction projects at schools. Transportation Cabinet approval
State Agencies - Transportation Cabinet, road construction projects at schools, approval
Transportation - Road construction projects at schools. Transportation Cabinet approval

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)